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19. I am surprised the DU trolls who support these Republicans haven't attacked you

Sat Dec 12, 2020, 02:49 PM

Dec 2020

there are half a dozen that will attack you and claim what the Republicans did was legal and ethical

they love that those elected officials violated their oaths, demanded that the Supreme Court violate the Constitution to appoint the loser of the last election as President and use lies to justify their seditious demands

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House Democrat invokes Civil War amendment that would prevent 126 Republicans from being seated in C [View all] Tom Yossarian Joad Dec 2020 OP

LOL!! HELL YES!! Bengus81 Dec 2020 #1

Close But No Cigar....Allen West's Comments Arguably Are Rebellion and Insurrection Stallion Dec 2020 #2

I have to agree ripcord Dec 2020 #4

Okay then. How about sponsoring state legislation for secession? jaxexpat Dec 2020 #10

I'm sorry to inform you that would not be considered treason ripcord Dec 2020 #12

Some call it treason, while others solara Dec 2020 #30

Lets try this ripcord Dec 2020 #35

Hinder Smackdown2019 Dec 2020 #55

Filing a case in the courts is not hindering ripcord Dec 2020 #61

I'm no lawyer but even I know that. dware Dec 2020 #64

Filing is not hindering Smackdown2019 Dec 2020 #79

Limpballs and those states can try to seceed Wednesdays Dec 2020 #119

Missouri Smackdown2019 Dec 2020 #120

Hindering or not, you can bet Repugs will try to charge Dems w/ sedition THE SECOND they can sandensea Dec 2020 #85

So you are basing your strategy based off what the republicans would do? ripcord Dec 2020 #94

Do unto others what others would do unto you The Mouth Dec 2020 #121

SHOW SOME RESPECT. N/T EndlessWire Dec 2020 #93

I have respect for the law ripcord Dec 2020 #95

You are rude. EndlessWire Dec 2020 #97

The issue is that people aren't trying to understand. Jedi Guy Dec 2020 #102

Filing frivolous lawsuits can raise serious legal issues. "By force" is the important point. DonaldsRump Dec 2020 #108

neither do you azureblue Dec 2020 #118

By force Smackdown2019 Dec 2020 #56

I'm sure you are right Progressive dog Dec 2020 #92

It isn't force or sedition or treason ripcord Dec 2020 #96

The wording of the law requires force Progressive dog Dec 2020 #99

Exactly ripcord Dec 2020 #100

The operative term is "by force" TwilightZone Dec 2020 #47

Then every gun-toting jack-off protesting at statehouses... AZ8theist Dec 2020 #107

What I find hard to understand is confusion about the difference between the Texas legislature..... jaxexpat Dec 2020 #80

Right on, ripcord. Their sin is trying to get the courts to do what they don't have the courage to. Nitram Dec 2020 #65

Actually, this has been done in the past with success PSPS Dec 2020 #15

Only with respect to supporters of the Confederacy onenote Dec 2020 #26

It should be done just to pull their panties up their cracks randr Dec 2020 #3

Bingo. Ding, ding, ding. c-rational Dec 2020 #25

I totally agree with this! If democrats care enough about our democracy to FIGHT FOR IT, this BComplex Dec 2020 #5

Just Do It! They should appropriate that slogan. LiberalLovinLug Dec 2020 #14

Yes, yes, yes. Many of their lawsuits were not about the law but about the posturing, the argument, c-rational Dec 2020 #28

Because losing a Supreme Court case 9-0 would be good for Democrats? onenote Dec 2020 #29

Isn't this up to Congress? LiberalLovinLug Dec 2020 #49

Powell v. McCormack onenote Dec 2020 #57

Thanks for the info. LiberalLovinLug Dec 2020 #76

I agree... you'll never clear the "insurrection or rebellion" bar with SCOTUS dutch777 Dec 2020 #98

While some here on DU support the Republicans and what they did RAB910 Dec 2020 #23

I am with you. onecaliberal Dec 2020 #62

I don't see anyone here supporting the Republicans or what they did. Jedi Guy Dec 2020 #103

Exactly. When people, both on the left and the right, say is committing treason Fortinbras Armstrong Dec 2020 #114

Using the rule of law to overturn the rule of law strikes at our legal sovereignty bucolic_frolic Dec 2020 #6

It is the Constitution, not the the people, that is sovereign. My Pet Orangutan Dec 2020 #105

Do It. Make their districts hold special elections to replace the Seditious Traitors. nt Tommymac Dec 2020 #7

I am surprised the DU trolls who support these Republicans haven't attacked you RAB910 Dec 2020 #19

Some may have. Tommymac Dec 2020 #27

Same here. I just can't. onecaliberal Dec 2020 #63

Bingo! orangecrush Dec 2020 #101

I want my Rep., Jody Hice (R-GA 10th), to be replaced. CottonBear Dec 2020 #113

Woohoo! BlueWavePsych Dec 2020 #8

If the shoe was on the other foot, the Rethugs woul have no avebury Dec 2020 #9

Exactly. give them a taste of their own medicine onetexan Dec 2020 #22

Exactly! mountain grammy Dec 2020 #24

And they could then suffer yet another humiliating Supreme Court defeat. n/t PoliticAverse Dec 2020 #45

at this point, why not? stillcool Dec 2020 #11

Great idea. Change the public narrative from Trump to Republican subversion of our jalan48 Dec 2020 #13

I think this is necessary and will no dount create a legal shit storm BadGimp Dec 2020 #16

"The Week" writer has argument that the Constitution is the remedy: NJCher Dec 2020 #17

Can you explain to me how working through the courts could possibly be treason? ripcord Dec 2020 #20

two-word answer for you NJCher Dec 2020 #89

In what way is filing a frivolous lawsuit over the election treasonous? Jedi Guy Dec 2020 #104

Wow, I am just amazed NJCher Dec 2020 #106

I'm still waiting with bated breath. N/T Jedi Guy Dec 2020 #122

Sadly there are roughly half a dozen DUers who support what the Republicans did and say it was legal RAB910 Dec 2020 #18

There is a huge difference between that imo. Was it legal? Yes? Ethical? Hell no!!!! cstanleytech Dec 2020 #32

The poster you replied to is not telling the whole truth, dware Dec 2020 #37

To be fair they could have been referring to someone else and not you or the others. cstanleytech Dec 2020 #43

Not really a whole lot, dware Dec 2020 #50

I think that censure is the best option MustLoveBeagles Dec 2020 #70

I think so too, dware Dec 2020 #71

That's true MustLoveBeagles Dec 2020 #74

I'll believe someone is actually an attorney here when I see their law license. 58Sunliner Dec 2020 #48

Hey, that's up to you. nt dware Dec 2020 #51

I stand solidly behind YOU and all bluestarone Dec 2020 #88

Yes we do. dware Dec 2020 #90

Like you, I've learned LOTS on this site bluestarone Dec 2020 #91

Sadly there are DUers that disparage DUers who point out what the governing law and precedent is onenote Dec 2020 #34

It may be procedurally legal DBoon Dec 2020 #40

Rep. Bill Pascrell deserves praise Marthe48 Dec 2020 #21

Agree! mountain grammy Dec 2020 #46

Bill Pascrell needs to get a law degree onenote Dec 2020 #59

BINGO..... pbmus Dec 2020 #69

I would love it could be done but their signing on to a case to go before SCOTUS does not cstanleytech Dec 2020 #31

Nonsense. Frivolous lawsuits are far from rebellion or insurrection. malthaussen Dec 2020 #33

Sounds like a nice place.. Maybe we can all go there someday mountain grammy Dec 2020 #42

Reducing the judicial abuse of our country and our constitution to "tit for tat" is a false analogy. 58Sunliner Dec 2020 #44

Oh, I don't know... malthaussen Dec 2020 #52

"distorting a law to make political capital" smells too. Have a nice day. 58Sunliner Dec 2020 #53

Maximum Response Jazz Jon Dec 2020 #36

Let's be clear. What they did has never been done in our 250+ year history. onecaliberal Dec 2020 #67

Just bringing it up will do it. Ligyron Dec 2020 #38

These seditious actions must have consequences. 58Sunliner Dec 2020 #39

Nancy should have something up her sleeve to make 126 R house members sweat a little. KS Toronado Dec 2020 #41

long shot housecat Dec 2020 #54

A price needs to be paid perdita9 Dec 2020 #58

Yes, a price should be paid, dware Dec 2020 #60

Republicans are emboldened because that's what voters in their state or district wants JI7 Dec 2020 #86

No way in HELL would Pelosi do that. Laura PourMeADrink Dec 2020 #66

Added feature: world wide wally Dec 2020 #68

Unamerican and childish. Unbecoming of adults. Aussie105 Dec 2020 #72

This message was self-deleted by its author geralmar Dec 2020 #73

Be still my beating heart.. denbot Dec 2020 #75

Stop promoting this baseless claim Tarc Dec 2020 #77

All house floor speeches must talk about the 14th Amendment, the Gop beachbumbob Dec 2020 #78

Democrats have still not figured out ouija Dec 2020 #81

We really need to stop this nonsense SCantiGOP Dec 2020 #82

Excuse me but they have imagined all liberals on the wrong side of a firing squad. Arne Dec 2020 #84

I'm going to use the Mitch McConnell rule ffr Dec 2020 #83

Could the band of 126 be stripped of their committee Karma13612 Dec 2020 #87

If democrats want to save our democracy, they need find the guts to do it beachbumbob Dec 2020 #109

It starts with winning control of Congress onenote Dec 2020 #110

Refuse to seat them, and let them sue to get seated. Roisin Ni Fiachra Dec 2020 #111

The Republicans are only playing to their base of ignoramuses; just nonsense. olegramps Dec 2020 #112

I wonder what else they are up to. sigpooie Dec 2020 #115

ok SierraPinecone Dec 2020 #116

One Democrat standing up against 126 repugs. This is why we lose. Hotler Dec 2020 #117